Coin bank



Oct. 7, 1924. 1,510,660

P. R. 1311.1. ET Al. 1

COIN BANK Filed Sept. 29. 1922 Gom 4% Patented Get. 7, i924.

islam UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER R. DILL, OF CLEVELAND, AND JOHN W. SWARIZ,

or LAKEWOOD, oHIo, As.-

SIGN ORS TO THE BANKERS SAVINGS & CREDIT SYSTEIVIVCOMPANY, OF CLEVELAND,

OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO,

CO'IN ppnetion flied september 29, 1922. serial No. 591,224.

. T o all whom t may concer/t.'

Be it known that we, (l) PETER R. DILL, (2) JOHN W. SwARTz, citizens of the United States, residing at (l) Cleveland, (2) Lake- 5 wood, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, havev invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin Banks, of which the following is al full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to pocket coin banks or receptacles and it has for its object to provide a comparatively simple and cheap device of the aforesaid character which is compact and is particularly convenient of use, the same being of such nature as to facilitate the insertion of coins through the receiving opening, the removal of coins through the discharge opening, and to insureVV against coins being extracted from the bank through the receiving opening.

These objects, with others pertaining' in most part to [structural refinements, are attained vin the construction illustrated in the drawing which accompanies and forms a part hereof and wherein Fig. l is a perspective view of our improved coin bank or receptacle. Figs. 2 and 3 are elevational views of the bank showing it in coin receiving and coin transferring positions, respectively; Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are sectional views, the plane of section being indicated by the line 4 4 of Fig.` 2, showing the bank in coin receiving, coin transferring, and'coin discharging positions, respectively; Fig. 7

is an inside elevational view of the cover;

Figs. 8 and 9 are sections on the respective lines 8-8 and 99 of Fig. 4; and Fig. l0 is a view ofthe key by means of which the bank is unlocked.

The bank comprises two circularj casing members whichfor convenience of description, may be referred to as the receptacle i A and the cover B. The receptacle A, Ahas a circular wall a and a shallow cylindrical wall a beyond which the edge of the circular wall extends to provide a Hange a? which is preferably knurled. The cover B has acircular wall b and a cylindrical wall 50 b which telescopesVr over the corresponding wall a of the receptacle; and the edge portion of the circular wall Z9 protrudes beyond the cylindrical wall b to form a iiange b2,

" also preferably knurled'. A post a3 1s'd1sposed centrally connects the circular walls of the receptacle and cover, as' by having its ends reduced and'extended through apertures in the walls and upset or riveted therebeyond V(see Fig. 8).

The wall a-,of the receptacle is notched at a5 to a depth somewhat greater than the thickness of a coin for which the bank -is designed, and a shoulder a6 is formed on the. post as in the plane of the bottom of the notch a5, preferably by reducing the end of the post adjacent the cover.

A coin pocket a7, suitably constructed of resilient sheet metal, has its inner end pro-` vided with an aperture that is engaged over the reduced end of the post a3 so that it will rest upon the shoulder a6, while;r its outer end is designed to fit within the notch a5 of the wall-a. 'This' holds the pocket ,against turning with respect' to the receptacle. A tongue a9 is turned laterally from the end of the pocket and engages theinner side of the wall a fora purpose which-we shall presently explain. 'A flange ato-ex? tends along one side of the pocket fronrits inner to its outer end and the same vis of a depth suiiicient to close that 'side of the pocket by cooperation with the wall b. EX- tending from the opposite side of the pocket are tongues a that are inclined upwardly toward theirvouter ends for friction'al contact withthe wall b of the cover. Thepa'rt L12 of the inner endv of the pocket is lelevated slightly above the plane of the body' portion of said pocket for a purpose presently to beV explained. The cylindricall wall a of ,the receptacle is cutaway to provide an opening als which is shown as diametrically within the receptacle i and y opposite the fnotch a5; and the wall .bf of.

the cover is cut away to provide an opening 3 of substantially the same width as theV aforesaid opening cl3. A push pin b4 is carried by the circularv wall b of the cover, and when the parts are in.co'in receiving position, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the push pin nb4 reposes along side the'fiange am of. the pocket a7. The .pin b4 is in the arcuate path of the space between ,thel tongues a. A spring latchy b5 is secured as by rivets b, to the circular wall b ofthe cover, and itsnoseb7 engages the inner ysurparts are in coin receiving position.

With the parts in such position, a coin may be inserted through the opening b3 and notch a5 into the coin pocket al, and when the cover is then turned with respect to the receptacle in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. l, the push pin b4 will shove the coin out of the pocket past the tongues a into the coin receptacle, the edge of the coin, in the meantime, riding beneath the elevated portion i12 of the inner end of` the pocket, insuring the coin being freed from the lingers ai. rlhe movement of the cover in the aforesaid direction is limited by the engagement of the nose of the latch with the end of the wall a on one side ofthe discharge opening alg. This position ofthe parts illustrated in Fig. has hereinbefore been referred to as coin transferring position. In order tro move the parts to the coin discharging position, or that shown in Fig. 6, a key C is inserted through the key-hole bs in the cover, between the body portion of the latch b5 and a rigid abutment portion bl thereof, turned in an appropriate direction to swing the latch b5 inwardly and' free its nose 67 from the end of the wall a', after which the cover may be rotatedA to bring its opening b3 into register with the discharge opening als of the receptacle.`

In order to prevent the removal of co-ins fromthe bank, should the outer end of the coin pocket a7 be bent upwardly or deformed, theV previously mentioned tongue L9 is turned downwardly from the end of the pocket inside the wall a to obstruct the notch ai* Having thus-:described our invention, what we claim is: l

l. A coin bank comprising relatively rotatabfle casing members enclosing a coin compartment having a coin receiving opening, a coin pocket in receiving relation to said opening, and means for transferring ay c oin` from. the pocket to the compartment when thefcasing members are relatively rotated.

2.; A coin bank comprising relatively rotatable` casing members enclosing a coin compartment and having a coin receiving opening,l a coin pocket in; receiving relation to saidl opening, means for transferring a coin` from the pocket to the compartment when the casing members are relatively roA tated, and means preventing the passage of coins from the compartmentl to the pocket.

3. A coin bank comprising a casing enclosing a. coin compartment having a coin receiving opening, said casing incorporating relatively movable parts, a coin pocket in receivingI relation to` said opening, and means for transferring a coin. from the pocket tothe compartment whenthe aforesaid parts are moved with respect to each other.

el. A coin bank comprising relatively roe tatable casing members enclosing a coin compartment and having a coin receiving opening, a coin pocket in receiving relation to said opening, means for transferring a coin :from the pocket to the compartment when the casing members are relatively rotated, means preventing the passage of coins from the compartment to the pocket, the last mentioned means frictionally engaging the coins during their discharge from the pocket, and a part engaging the; coin for freeing it from said last mentioned means at the completion of the transferringy operation.

5. A coin bank comprising relatively movable casing members each having a, wall which overlies a wall of the other, the casing enclosing coin compartment and having a coin receiving opening, means pre.- venting the discharge of Coins from the receiving opening, the aforesaid walls of the respective casing members having openings which when brought into register with each other provide a discharge opening for the coin compartment, means for preventing relative movement of the casing members toa position wherein said openings register, and furthenmeans for rendering the former means ineifective.

6. A coin bank comprising relatively rotatable casing members having peripheral walls telescopingv one with theA other, the inside peripheral wall having a coin, receiving' slot and a coin. discharge slot that are 100 spaced apart circumferentially of said. wall, the outer peripheral wall having an opening which is adapted to be broughtinto register with either the coin slot or thel coin dis* charge opening, a spring latch carried by 105 the casing member having the outer peripheral wall 'and bearing against 'the inner side of the inner peripheral wall and being so .disposed with respect thereto that when the casing member whereby the latch 11o is carried is rotated in a given direction said latch will engage the end of the inner peripheral wall which constitutes one end of the coin discharge opening of said wall, and means for releasing the latch whereby the 115 casing members may be rotated to a posi'- tion wherein the opening/ofthe outer/peripheral. wall is in register with the dis: charge opening of the inner peripheral wall'.

7. A coin bank comprising two; circular 120 casing members having cylindrical peripheral walls which telescope one within the other, a stud disposed centrallyl within the casing and connecting thet casing mem.- bers together while permitting them` to ro.- m5 tate one with respect to the other, the in ner peripheral wall'v having a coin slot and a coin discharge opening, andr the outer pe-v ripheral wall having an opening adapted. to be brought into register with either the slot will.

or the discharge opening, means preventing further means for rendering the last menthe discharge of coins through the coin retioned means ineffective.

ceiving slot, means for preventing relative In testimony whereof, We hereunto aHiX l0 rotation of the easing members to a posiour signatures. i

tion wherein the opening of the outer pe- J ripheral Wall registers with the discharge v PETER R. DILL. opening of the inner peripheral wall, and JOHN W. SWARTZ. 

